Full-Time Public Enemy

Chapter 868 - 388: Dark Invasion (1)

Taixing is the most famous vacation planet of the Freedom Alliance. This year, the Beast King tournament is being held on this planet. Although there are many vacation spots within the Alliance, they specifically chose Taixing—a planet where all industries, vacation resorts, chain restaurants, hotels, etc., have unclear connections with the largest gambling group in the Freedom Alliance.Before the competition starts, trash talk among the contestants has already filled the air, with most fans from each Star Nation supporting their own country's contestants. Chen Gu is the only exception. In some Star Nations, a large number of fans are suffering from choice paralysis: "I really want to support my country's contestant, but why does this 'Righteous Iron Fist' appear, making me so conflicted? I want... what should I do about treason?"

Vasili is the most vicious with his trash talk. He's not blindly confident, and certainly doesn't believe that his good drinking capacity will definitely allow him to defeat Chen Gu. He is a contestant who transitioned from professional careerist to giant beast partner.

Before entering the Alliance, he was already at the Fifth Energy Level and is now at the Seventh Energy Level.

He has been struggling within the Empire's alliance for five to six years, and since the year before last, he has dominated the individual battle aid, achieving a triumphant record of three consecutive championships this year!

Especially in this year's final decisive battle, he went in drunk, even tripping and falling entering the ring, causing the audience to burst into laughter. Even so, he won easily.

When he lifted the cup, he directly filled the individual match championship trophy with a full glass of vodka and downed it on camera, which skyrocketed his popularity to the peak within the Empire, where the national character is marked by 'straightforwardness'.

This also shows that he has achieved mastery in the combination of professional ability and giant beast combat. In the careerist field, he knows he is not Chen Gu's match, but this is a giant beast combat match, not purely a contest of professional ability.

Vasili is ready, continuously spouting arrogant remarks one after another:

"Chen Gu is overrated; he cannot represent justice. Justice always stands with the Empire."

"The Confederation's Alliance strength is too weak, which simply makes Chen Gu appear strong. This is an illusion. Think about it, apart from Chen Gu, their strongest person is Zhuge Wojian, who has just returned from retirement after a long break. Even defeating Zhuge Wojian, Chen Gu took a considerably long time, so he's just a paper tiger."

"I will defeat Chen Gu within half an hour. Why half an hour? Because I still need twenty minutes to enjoy a good drink."

"It's not that I disrespect my opponent; it's just that his strength is insufficient to be my opponent."

Vasili is prepared: either make a bigger bluff or take a severe beating. That's how ruthless the men of the Empire are!

The contestant from the Star Nation, Houjou Kouji, is more insidious, seemingly humble, yet stating, "Chen Gu's strength is indeed formidable, but being able to enter the Beast King decision means they are the top of each alliance. The declining trend of the Confederation Alliance has been obvious in recent years."

"I'm not saying Chen Gu is a champion in the absence of others. I'm objectively evaluating the status of the four major alliances. Sorry, I'm not one for diplomatic rhetoric; I'm just a truly pure giant beast combat contestant."

...

In the distant Star Sea, there is a desolate planet. However, the planet is not at peace, with at least eleven huge volcanoes constantly erupting, releasing enormous energy contained within the planet.

On the relatively calm surface, a swath of thorn-like plants grows. From a high-altitude view, the area of volcanic eruption is a fiery red with lava everywhere, while in the plant-growth areas, a mass of dark green spreads out.

Among these dark green and fiery red areas, there are large insect nests.

Unlike common Troop Nest Beetles, the insect nests on this planet are much larger, comparable to the adjacent mountain peaks, with their surfaces showing mysterious black patterns. If Chen Gu was here, he would definitely see that these patterns are reminiscent of the Mutant Insect Race!

Switching view underground, amidst rivers of magma yet to burst forth, immense tendrils are soaking, constantly extracting thermal energy from the molten flows.

Ultrasonic waves, inaudible to human ears, incessantly propagate within and outside the planet.

Suddenly, these tendrils received some command and slowly retracted from the magma, drawing back into the insect nests. The insect nests separated from the planet's surface, using a biological energy exclusive to non-human civilization, and flew into the vast space, tearing through a space rift, and quickly emerging in the stellar space outside Taixing.

Those mysterious black patterns emitted some energy, concealing every monitoring means of human technology, with the massive insect nests hiding behind a neighboring planet, releasing clusters of dark red giant insects adorned with black patterns...

...

Chen Gu arrived at Taixing low-key, and before leaving, solicitously asked the principal if he could accompany him; after all, this might establish a whole new model for resolving future human internal disputes due to the major importance of this occasion.

Since he himself is not yet at the Ninth Power Level, what if those veteran Ninth Power Level ones act without moral integrity, and ambush him after losing? Not having the principal accompany him makes him feel uneasy.

But the principal patted his shoulder, telling him that entities at the Ninth Power Level cannot easily leave the Confederation, as per the rules.

Chen Gu secretly sneered, thinking to himself, why didn't you talk about rules when you barged into the Star State before?

When the spaceship landed on Tai Star, Chen Gu suddenly realized: perhaps the principal doesn't dare to come to the Freedom Alliance because he's offended too many people?

Worried about being ambushed by those veteran Ninth Power Levels, the principal is probably even more fearful...

"Old fool, this is the consequence of your reckless behavior," Chen Gu thought to himself.

The Alliance had booked an entire resort, with a special vehicle bringing Chen Gu over. The resort's temporarily modified training ground was available for pre-competition training. On the way, Chen Gu saw that advertisements for the Beast King Tournament were everywhere. The whole planet had become feverish because of the competition, and according to official data, billions of tourists had poured into Tai Star in recent years, filling every hotel, all for the Beast King Tournament.

When Chen Gu arrived at the resort, it was surrounded by fans, with various drones flying in the sky for filming. Every contestant's arrival was met with huge cheers.

That night, the media reported that Chen Gu had a conflict with Vasili when he entered his exclusive training ground. Rumors spread like wildfire, detailing the entire conflict as if witnessed firsthand. If someone told Chen Gu that this wasn't a deliberate leak by the Alliance staff, he wouldn't believe it until his dying day.

The Alliance is the true schemer: they intentionally placed Chen Gu's training ground next to Vasili's villa and Vasili's training ground next to Chen Gu's, fearing they wouldn't encounter each other and that there would be no material for pre-competition hype.

As for the conflict, it was pretty straightforward: Vasili has a typical Russian personality, naturally disliking rules, or simply put, he's habitually unreliable.

Initially, they agreed to use their respective training grounds, but once there, Vasili insisted on switching because his was too far away. Chen Gu didn't mind and agreed.

They merely communicated face-to-face, but in reports, it was described as if they were "forehead to forehead, eyes glaring with provocation, exchanging harsh words about each other's family," leading the public to see Chen Gu's retreat as "lacking confidence" and the Confederation people as inherently non-competitive.

Yes, the traditional virtue of humility in the Confederation is seen by them as being unsuited for the fierce competition of modern society.

Qing Ruyan, accompanying Chen Gu, threw some news reports at him. Chen Gu, unimpressed, was already immune to these so-called news reports. Before every match, weren't these truth-twisting journalists always spinning headlines just for attention?

Milgray lay on the sofa, sipping a local red wine from Tai Star.

And there's no denying, Milgray had quite the figure, and her pose nearly perfectly showcased her elegant form, paired with her silver hair and eyes, making her infinitely alluring.

"Want me to sneak over tonight and teach that big-mouthed Vasili a lesson for you?"

Chen Gu looked at her seriously, "I advise you to be kind. With only a Seventh Energy Level, you won't gain much from devouring him." Milgray's intentions were exposed, but she shrugged it off, "If you get ganged up on by those Ninth Power Levels after the tournament, don't even think about asking me for help."

Chen Gu shrugged, choosing not to argue. We're in a symbiotic relationship, after all. I don't believe that in true danger, you wouldn't step in.

The pre-competition buildup was spot on, and during this time, no one cared about any other news; all eyes were on the Beast King Tournament. Meanwhile, some Star States quietly pushed through some highly controversial policies...

Finally, at six on the third night after Chen Gu's arrival on Tai Star, in Tai Star's largest comprehensive sports arena, Blackstone Arena, the lights shot up, and an audience of two hundred thousand rose in cheers. With the host's announcement, this year's Beast King Tournament officially commenced.

The highlight of the Beast King Tournament is the team battle; traditionally, the individual matches served as a prelude to the team battle. However, this year it has somewhat overshadowed the main event.

The first individual match, originally intended as a warming-up match, had incredibly high popularity. The duel was between Chen Gu and Vasili.

The program had been arranged long ago, and the Alliance cried foul over the mistake, as this match was the hottest and should have been set later in the schedule. The Alliance hadn't anticipated Vasili being such a loudmouth.

Vasili was the first to appear on stage, jumping onto the ring arrogantly with a bottle of vodka. Facing the camera, he took a fierce swig and repeatedly roared, pounding his chest.

"The vodka brand paid Vasili an extra thirty-six million Starshields for this scene," Qing Ruyan said over Chen Gu's earpiece, with a hint of jealousy.

Chen Gu was jealous too—such things are possible! Come find me; even if I don't drink, I'd become a heavy drinker for those millions!

Thus, burning with jealousy, Chen Gu charged up with reddened eyes, took control of the Combat Rooster on the spot, and used an "Entanglement Control" to firmly bind Vasili's behemoth. Grasping fiercely, with a booming sound, Vasili's beast was toppled onto the arena, leaving the audience in awe, stunned by the show of force.